Research Paper

Partial List of Criminal Justice Topics

The following list of topics are offered merely as suggestions. It is recommended that you consult with

your professor if you wish to cover another topic that is not listed below.

 Gun control

 War on Drugs / Legalization of Drugs

 Community Policing versus Intelligence Led Policing

 Broken Windows Theory

 Federalization of Law Enforcement

 Incarceration versus Rehabilitation

 Police Pursuit

 First Amendment Zones (protestors’ rights versus the rights of the general community)

 Immigration

 Racial Profiling versus Behavioral Profiling

 Corrections – Theories of Punishment

 Sentencing Guidelines

 Alternatives to Incarceration

 Capital Punishment

 Rights of Juveniles

 Dealing with Mental Illness as a Societal Problem

 The Patriot Act

 The Roles of the Military and the Police

 ATF versus FBI, Who is in Charge of What, and Why?

 Review of Operation “Fast and Furious”

 Review of the Waco Incident

 Review of the Columbine Incident

 Social Protest Movements

 Domestic Terrorism

 TSA Screening Procedures